#SouthCarolina, #NorthCarolina - Shelters open in Upstate, WNC as extreme cold weather hits area

By Lorenza Medley
Published: Jan. 18, 2026 at 9:11 AM EST

#BuncombeCounty

According to Our Voice, #CodePurple has been issued for #AshevilleNC and Buncombe County until Monday, Jan. 19. Entry begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m.

The following shelters are open to those in need:

Safe Shelter at 27 Balm Grove
For women
Transit routes: W2, W1, W6
ABCCM Transformation Village at 30 Olin Haven Way
For women and women with children
Transit route: W2
Safe Shelter at 91 New Leicester Hwy
For men
Transit route: WE1 West
Salvation Army at 204 Haywood St.
For men
Transit routes: W5, WE1 West, WE2 West
Homeward Bound - AHOPE at 19 N. Ann Street
For couples and people with pets
Transit routes: W5, WE1 West, WE2 West

#PickensCounty

City of Clemson Police Department
Address: 1198 Tiger Blvd in Clemson
Times: Available for emergency needs

#SpartanburgCounty

Extreme Cold Weather Shelter
Address: 701 Saxon Ave. in Spartanburg
Times: 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. on a day-to-day basis

#OconeeCounty

Blue Ridge Community Center
Address: 315 Holland Ave. in #SenecaSC
Times: 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. until Tuesday, Jan. 20

#UnionCounty

C-4 Ministries is working with Union County to keep residents safe during the cold weather. Residents are asked to call 911 for information on shelters. C-4 will then get in contact with you for further information.

The shelter will be available until Wednesday, Jan. 21."

Source:
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/01/18/shelters-open-upstate-wnc-extreme-cold-weather-hits-area/

#ExtremeCold #PolarVortex #StayWarm #WarmingShelters #WamingCenters #ArcticBlast

#AshevilleNC #Homeless Coalition announces shelter open during #CodePurple

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - "The #AshevilleHomelessnessCoalition announced a Code Purple for Tuesday and Wednesday.

"Code Purple and #WinterShelter is a coordinated effort among shelters and other organizations in Asheville and #BuncombeCounty to provide emergency overflow shelter to people experiencing homelessness during extreme weather, according to the Code Purple and Winter Shelter manual.

The Asheville Homelessness Coalition announced that those experiencing homelessness can go to:

Open to women
- Safe Shelter
Address: 27 Balm Grove
Transit Routes: W2, W1, W6
- ABCCAM Transformation Village — also open to women with children
Address: 30 Olin Haven Way
Transit Route: W2

Open to men
- Safe Shelter
Address: 91 New Leicester Hwy
Transit Route: WE1 West
- Salvation Army
Address: 204 Haywood Street
Transit routes: W5, WE1 West and WE2 West

Open to couples and people with pets
- Homeward Bound - AHOPE
Address: 19 N. Ann Street
Transit Routes: W5, WE1 West and WE2 West

Entry for the shelters lasts from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sobriety and identification are not required to enter, the coalition announced."

Source:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/asheville-homeless-coalition-announces-shelter-open-during-code-purple/ar-AA1TibEN

@newsbot

#NorthCarolina #Unhoused #Shelters

Canadian #wildfires have added more than a million hectares to land burned over the past week. Now 4th most area burned in any year in the modern record there.

Today a smoke plume is delivering #CodePurple air to #Minneapolis, with some of the worst air quality on record there.

https://wapo.st/3CwCHXs

Welcome to Dry Hot Big Oil Summer!

Thanks, Exxon!
#climate #wildfires #bigoil #codepurple